5 Star Accommodations

I have been digging through my image vault and it looks as though I should start a new series of photos on “vintage” motels. Here is another shot of a motel in Hot Springs, AR. For a tourist trap, this place is quite photogenic. This is probably due to the fact that most of the architecture there is many years old.

I think this one was shot with a Minolta A2. It is from a couple of years ago. The vignetting and the tone to the B&W were added in post processing for that “vintage” vibe. I know that this might be considered cheating to some people but to me that is part of the fun. My work is about creating mood and I feel like the post processing adds to that mood.